RADiUS Goes Lego, Nabs 'Beyond the Brick: A Lego Brickumentary'

Apparently Lego is a hot property in both narrative and non-fiction filmmaking. RADiUS has clicked together worldwide rights for the first official, feature-length doc about the world of the Lego brick, “Beyond the Brick: A Lego Brickumentary.”

Apparently Lego is a hot property in both narrative and
non-fiction filmmaking. RADiUS has clicked together worldwide rights for the
first official, feature-length doc about the world of the Lego brick, “Beyond
the Brick: A Lego Brickumentary.”

Since the birth of their trademark toy in 1958, The LEGO
Group has produced over 400 billion bricks. But more and more, LEGO bricks
aren’t just for kids, and some take them very seriously. Adult Fans of LEGO
(AFOLs) around the globe are unashamedly declaring their love of the brick,
brick artists are creating stunning and surprising creations, and LEGO master
builders are building human scale and larger structures. LEGO bricks are being
used educationally, therapeutically, and have provided a universal system for
human creativity and our innate desire “to build.” BEYOND THE BRICK: A LEGO
BRICKUMENTARY playfully delves into the extraordinary impact of the LEGO brick,
its massive global fan base, and the innovative uses for it that has sprung up
around the world.

Per RADiUS co-presidents Tom Quinn and Jason Janego,
"We've been looking for a film that families can enjoy together, and
BEYOND THE BRICK surpasses all of those expectations.” And it’s following on
the plastic heels of mega-hit “The Lego Movie” (currently at a $255 million domestic
haul, $462 million worldwide), which doesn’t hurt.

Thompson on Hollywood

Born and raised in Manhattan, Anne Thompson grew up going to the Thalia and The New Yorker and wound up at grad Cinema Studies at NYU. She worked at United Artists and Film Comment before heading west as that magazine's west coast editor. She wrote for the LA Weekly, Sight and Sound, Empire, The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly before serving as West Coast Editor of Premiere. She wrote for The Washington Post, The London Observer, Wired, More, and Vanity Fair, and did staff stints at The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. She eventually took her blog Thompson on Hollywood to Indiewire. She taught film criticism at USC Critical Studies, and continues to host the fall semester of “Sneak Previews” for UCLA Extension.